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Ransomware Attacks on the Healthcare and Public Health Sector: A Message from the...
The healthcare and public health sectors are vital to the health and security of the nation. These sectors are also increasingly...
Jun 24, 2016 | Katie Dwyer
Summit Podcast Series: Lessons Learned from the Attempted Times Square Bombing
In the second year of the Preparedness Summit Podcast series, take a deeper dive into the subject of preparedness with some of the...
May 13, 2016 | Mary Hodges
Strengthening Infection Control to Prevent and Contain the Next Outbreak
This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit...
Feb 03, 2016 | Mary Hodges
Building a Culture of Health Before Disaster Strikes
By Susan Dentzer, Senior Policy Adviser to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Over three years have passed since Hurricane Sandy...
Dec 08, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Community Preparedness Resources for Terrorism-Related Incidents
In the aftermath of recent terrorist attacks and the global state of heightened awareness surrounding potential threats, we are...
Nov 18, 2015 | Mary Hodges
The Role of Local Public Health in Healthcare Critical Infrastructure Protection
Continuity of healthcare and public health services are critical to response and recovery following a disaster or emergency....
Oct 21, 2015 | Mary Hodges
One Year into Ebola: A Look Back at the First Case Diagnosed in the U.S. and the...
One year ago, on September 30, 2014, the CDC announced the first case of Ebola diagnosed in the United States in a person who traveled...
Sep 30, 2015 | Sara Chang
Planning for Healthy, Resilient, and Sustainable Communities After Disasters
By Megan Reeve, Program Officer; Autumn Downey, Program Officer; and Jack Herrmann, Senior Program Officer for the National Academy of...
Aug 21, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Healthcare and Public Health Sector Government Coordinating Council Meeting
On April 22 and 23, the Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and...
Apr 28, 2015 | Katie Dwyer
Ransomware Attacks on the Healthcare and Public Health Sector: A Message from the Secretary of Health and Human ServicesThe healthcare and public health sectors are vital to the health and security of the nation. These sectors are also increasingly becoming the target of cybersecurity attacks. These attacks include “ransomware,” where an attacker gains access to an organization’s system, encrypts their data, and holds the information hostage until the organization agrees to pay. The […] Jun 24, 2016 | Katie Dwyer |
Summit Podcast Series: Lessons Learned from the Attempted Times Square BombingIn the second year of the Preparedness Summit Podcast series, take a deeper dive into the subject of preparedness with some of the most fascinating Summit speakers. Michael Frogel, Co-Principal Investigator for the New York City Pediatric Disaster Coalition shares his experience planning for a pediatric mass casualty event after the failed bombing attempt on […] May 13, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
Strengthening Infection Control to Prevent and Contain the Next OutbreakThis post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit http://essentialelements.naccho.org/. By Sara Chang, Program Analyst, NACCHO As the CDC and World Health Organization escalate their preparedness and response activities for Zika virus disease, it will be critical for public health preparedness and response systems,... Feb 03, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
Building a Culture of Health Before Disaster StrikesBy Susan Dentzer, Senior Policy Adviser to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Over three years have passed since Hurricane Sandy devastated much of New York, New Jersey, and other eastern states. Hit especially hard were the Rockaways, an oceanfront area of Queens. Many devastated homes in the area have since been repaired or replaced, and […] Dec 08, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
Community Preparedness Resources for Terrorism-Related IncidentsIn the aftermath of recent terrorist attacks and the global state of heightened awareness surrounding potential threats, we are provided the opportunity to maintain vigilance for suspicious activities, review our preparedness and response plans, reach out to our community partners in public safety and emergency response, and test our communication and situational awareness tools and […] Nov 18, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
The Role of Local Public Health in Healthcare Critical Infrastructure ProtectionContinuity of healthcare and public health services are critical to response and recovery following a disaster or emergency. Strengthening and protecting healthcare and public critical infrastructure requires coordinated preparedness planning and response among public and private sector stakeholders. To better understand the role of local health departments (LHDs) in healthcare and public health... Oct 21, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
One Year into Ebola: A Look Back at the First Case Diagnosed in the U.S. and the Subsequent Public Health ResponseOne year ago, on September 30, 2014, the CDC announced the first case of Ebola diagnosed in the United States in a person who traveled to Dallas from Liberia. In the following months, local health departments, in coordination with many other federal, state, and local organizations, developed preparedness plans to respond to the emerging threat of […] Sep 30, 2015 | Sara Chang |
Planning for Healthy, Resilient, and Sustainable Communities After DisastersBy Megan Reeve, Program Officer; Autumn Downey, Program Officer; and Jack Herrmann, Senior Program Officer for the National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Sciences Policy Disasters often impact fundamental elements of a community—physical infrastructure, health, and social services, social connectedness—that all affect the health of its residents. Accordingly, the... Aug 21, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
Healthcare and Public Health Sector Government Coordinating Council MeetingOn April 22 and 23, the Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response convened the Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Government Coordinating Council (GCC). The focus of the meeting was broadening and strengthening partnerships to enhance critical infrastructure security and resilience. GCC members discussed the Emergency... Apr 28, 2015 | Katie Dwyer |
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